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President Roosevelt persuaded congress to pass the Cash-and-carry provision that allowed warring nations to buy US arms as long as they paid cash and transported them in their own ships
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Japan, Germany, and Italy Form together as the Axis Powers. They form it to keep the US out of the war
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President Rooselvet broke the tradition of a 2 term presidency and decided to run for the president seat a 3rd time. He won with 55 percent of the votes because his rival agreed with Roosevelt's decisons
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Congress passed Roosevelt's act to lend or lease arms and othe rsupplies to any country whose defence was vital to the United States
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Germany invades Soviet Union
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They draw a plan for the war known as the Atlantic Charter
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After a German Subamrine fired on the U.S destroyer in the Atlantic, Roosevelt ordered the Navy to shoot the German submarines on sight
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Early in the morning on December 7, 1941, 180 Japaese warplanes flew over Oahu, Hawaii which was the US naval base "Pearl Harbor" They rained bombs and bullets on the base for a hour and half, hitting target after target. The death toll of Americans was 2,403 and wounded 1,178. This marked the US involvement in WWII, the next day Rooselevt declared war on Japan and 3 days later Italy and Germany declared war on the US.
